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Selanne 'optimistic' about return to Ducks

"Black smoke was seen coming from a chimney at Teemu Selanne's home in Coto de Caza on Saturday.

Do you know what that means?

It means that Selanne, the leading scorer in Ducks history, has returned to Southern California from his home in Helsinki, Finland, but he hasn't yet decided whether he will return for his 19th NHL season.

Selanne, 41, said Saturday his left knee, surgically repaired in his homeland in late June, will make the decision for him in the next couple of weeks, before Ducks training camp opens Sept. 16.

But the good news for Ducks fans is that he has been doing everything he can — skating, working out and undergoing physical therapy on his knee — to try to delay his retirement one more year. That included an appearance Saturday at Anaheim Ice for the annual Fedorin Cup, an unsanctioned charity exhibition game featuring between past and present NHL players."


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